Marketers are avid newsletter readers. They read to stay current, find new tools and borrow tactics that work elsewhere. For advertisers selling MarTech, agency services or B2B products, sponsoring a marketing newsletter puts the offer in front of the people who buy it.
This guide lists 10 marketing and growth newsletters on Beehiiv, what to check before you commit budget, typical prices, and a simple test plan.
Why marketing newsletters convert so well
Marketing newsletter readers are a unique audience:
- They understand advertising: they're not annoyed by sponsor content; they evaluate it professionally
- High tool adoption: marketers are always testing new software and looking for recommendations
- Trusted peer influence: a recommendation from a respected marketing newsletter carries weight
- Decision-maker density: many subscribers are CMOs, heads of growth or agency owners with real budgets
The result: a well-matched marketing newsletter can be a strong channel for B2B products; measure it against your other channels with a unique link or promo code.
What makes a good marketing newsletter sponsorship?
Look for these signals before committing budget:
- Niche specificity: "marketing" is broad. Performance marketing, brand strategy and content marketing attract different buyers.
- Creator credibility: newsletters written by practitioners with real track records convert better than aggregators.
- Audience seniority: a 10,000-subscriber list of CMOs is worth more than 100,000 junior marketers.
- Engagement signals: in this niche, reply rates and community size matter as much as open rates.
The 10 best marketing newsletters on Beehiiv
Every newsletter below is listed on BeeDirectory and confirmed as published on Beehiiv (checked October 2026). Descriptions, audience size, frequency and pricing come from each newsletter's BeeDirectory listing, and are shown only when known. Open a listing to see full details and contact options.
1. Stacked Marketer
Daily digest of digital marketing news — ads, SEO, social, and ecommerce tactics.
🐝 Beehiiv · 60,000 subscribers · daily
2. Newsletter Operator
Guides to start, grow, and monetize your newsletter
🐝 Beehiiv · 50,000 subscribers · weekly
3. Ariyh
3-minute marketing recommendations from the latest scientific research. Join 25,000+ marketers, for $0.
🐝 Beehiiv
4. Future Social
A weekly newsletter from Jack Appleby on social media strategy, content, and creators
🐝 Beehiiv · weekly
5. The Marketing Minds Newsletter by Aleric Heck
Weekly Newsletter with the Best Marketing & Business Strategies from YouTube Ads Expert Aleric Heck
🐝 Beehiiv
6. Inbox Experiments
Practical micro-experiments, digital product playbooks, and actionable growth insights for solo founders and small businesses who want to grow without big budgets or agencies.
🐝 Beehiiv · 2,000 subscribers · weekly
7. Digital Ad Snack
Actionable Meta Ads tips for small business owners, media buyers, and DTC brands. Weekly issues with real examples, practical strategies, and creative tips to run better-performing Facebook and Instagram ads — no fluff, no filler.
🐝 Beehiiv · weekly
8. The Marketer's Playbook
Go-to-market tactics for B2B SaaS and DTC brands
🐝 Beehiiv
9. The Inbox
Email marketing strategy, deliverability and design tips
🐝 Beehiiv
10. That's Literally It
Personal branding and LinkedIn growth strategies
🐝 Beehiiv
Pricing benchmarks for marketing newsletters
Marketing newsletters price themselves on audience size, seniority and niche. Across the 15 newsletters in our catalog whose prices are published on their sponsor page (checked October 2026), the middle half charge $13–$41 per 1,000 subscribers per send (median about $20). As a rule of thumb for newsletters that don't publish a price:
| Subscribers | Estimated cost per send (× $13–$41 per 1,000) |
|---|---|
| 5,000 | $65–$205 |
| 25,000 | $325–$1,025 |
| 100,000 | $1,300–$4,100 |
Large lists come out cheaper per subscriber: the verified lists above 150,000 subscribers charge $10–$14 per 1,000. As a second reference, Paved's Q3 2026 benchmark, reported by PPC Land, puts marketing at $13.88 per 1,000 subscribers, the highest of the niches it lists alongside finance, health, business and tech. The full table of verified prices, with sources, is in our sponsorship cost guide.
Niche premium: a list of senior marketers (CMOs, heads of growth) can command a higher price than a general marketing newsletter of the same size. That premium is worth it if your product targets senior buyers.
Matching your product to the right newsletter
| Your product | Best audience |
|---|---|
| Paid media / ads tool | Digital Ad Snack, Stacked Marketer |
| Email or newsletter tool | Newsletter Operator, The Inbox |
| B2B SaaS / go-to-market | The Marketer's Playbook |
| Social media or personal branding tool | Future Social, That's Literally It |
| Marketing research or analytics | Ariyh |
| Tools for solo founders | Inbox Experiments |
Finding marketing newsletters on BeeDirectory
BeeDirectory lists 700+ newsletters (Beehiiv first), including 35+ in the marketing niche. Filter by audience size, price range and publishing frequency, then contact operators directly by email or social media.
Browse marketing newsletters →
How to structure a test campaign
If you're new to newsletter sponsorships, use this simple test plan:
- Pick 3 newsletters in your niche with different audience sizes
- Run one placement in each, with a unique UTM link or promo code per newsletter
- Measure signups, CAC and conversion rate for each
- Double down on the 1–2 newsletters that performed best
- Negotiate a 3-month deal for volume discounts
Budget for a first test: with the rule of thumb above, three newsletters of 5,000, 10,000 and 25,000 subscribers come to about $520–$1,640 for one placement each ($65–$205 + $130–$410 + $325–$1,025).
The takeaway
Marketing newsletter readers are both skeptical and receptive to advertising. They judge your offer like marketers, so your creative and offer quality matter more here than in almost any other channel.
Get the creative right, target the right niche, and newsletter sponsorships can become one of your most consistent acquisition channels.